Kanye West & Lil Pump Roblox “I Love It,” Video: How did we get here?

Kanye West. The man of many faces. Some (being Kanye) say he’s a god. Others, like J.Cole, think differently.

In his song False Prophets, J.Cole encapsulates exactly who the man who used to walk with Jesus has become.

“Ego in charge of every move, he’s a star And we can’t look away Due to the days that he caught our hearts He’s fallin’ apart, but we deny it Justifying that half-ass shit he dropped, we always buy it When he tell us he a genius but it’s clearer lately It’s been hard for him to look into the mirror lately.”

-J.Cole False Prophets.

J.Cole goes on to say that Kanye has passed his expiration date. Kanye will never return to the idol status he once held, and all J.Cole can do is listen to his old music knowing he will never do better.

That has been my opinion of Kanye for the past couple of years especially with Poopity Scoop aka Lift Yourself. That shit was fucking unforgivable. Excuse my language but that song really got to me. Heard Em Say by Kanye West featuring Maroon 5 is my favorite song of all time. Knowing this man’s potential lyrically and then hearing him spit in my face and rub his saliva in my ears for 2 minutes and 28 seconds cuts deep. J.Cole said it best. “Justifying that half-ass shit he dropped, we always buy it.” From Yeezy’s to toddler lyrics.

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At this point, it doesn’t matter. Whatever Kanye touches will be consumed. I’m not here to talk about a supposed mental illness or the tragic death of his mother. What I’m here to talk about is my issues with his newest release featuring Gucci Gang’s finest Lil Pump titled I Love It.

The problem with I Love It isn’t the horrible lyricism which I would expect from any song featuring Lil Pump. In fact, the song itself may not have substance but I will absolutely admit that it’s catchy. The music video is well done, courtesy of what little genius Kanye West has left. My issue is with the costumes. I’m a huge Youtube fanatic. I’m on the site most of the time. Recently there has been a disgusting trend where channels have been gaining massive success by targeting the most vulnerable demographic; Kids. Instead of making content that is actually entertaining or age appropriate, YouTubers have been creating overly saturated easy to consume content directed at children in order to beat the algorithm and gain more views. Catchy songs and repetitive activities have become bait for children who click on the videos on their parent’s iPad and can’t click away, not because they like the video but because their attention span hasn’t developed yet. For more information on this horrifying trend check out James Bridle’s Ted talk about the nightmare videos of Children’s youtube.

But what does this have to do with Kanye West? Well, the reason I’m not going in depth on a theorized reason behind why I think Kanye West has fallen from grace is that I think he is fully aware of what he’s doing. Sure he may have developed an ego so large that it’s crushing his brain and decision making skills but I firmly believe that he is still a businessman, playing his audience in order to rake in the dividends. Lil Pump isn’t a good rapper but he is trending right now. Roblox isn’t a game that’s played by anyone old enough to understand a single lyric in this song but it’s trending right now. Instead of worrying about content, Kanye West has been reduced to a money hungry narcissist only concerned with grabbing hold of trends and clinging to them for dear life in order to stay relevant. All I can do in response, Like J.Cole, is to cling to his old shit knowing he won’t top it. Not because he can’t but because he has chosen not to.

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